A Piscataway woman left brain dead after ovarian-cyst surgery recovered $2.725 million in her medical malpractice suit, Graham v. Twedell.
On Dec. 4, 2007, Calreather Graham, then 55, had the operation at Somerset Medical Center. Two days later, she required a second surgery to repair a tear in her colon. That resulted in a fistula between her colon and bladder, necessitating a third operation on Jan. 2, 2008, after which she went into cardiac arrest and suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen. Since then, she has been in a vegetative state.
